Wang Yaping
王亚平
First Chinese Woman to Perform a Spacewalk
Biography
Wang Yaping is a Chinese astronaut and military pilot who became the first Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk during the Shenzhou-13 mission in 2021. She first flew to space aboard Shenzhou-10 in 2013, where she delivered China's first live space lecture to over 60 million students on Earth. She returned on Shenzhou-13 as a key crew member for the construction of the Tiangong space station, spending six months in orbit and conducting multiple extravehicular activities.
王亚平是中国航天员和军事飞行员，2021年在神舟十三号任务中成为中国首位进行出舱活动的女航天员。2013年她首次乘坐神舟十号飞入太空，向地面超过6000万名学生进行了中国首次太空授课。2021年她再次搭乘神舟十三号升空，作为核心乘组成员参与天宫空间站建设，在轨驻留六个月并完成多次出舱活动。
Key Achievements
First Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk (2021)
中国首位出舱活动的女航天员（2021年）
Delivered China's first space lecture to 60 million students
向6000万学生进行中国首次太空授课
Key participant in Tiangong space station construction
参与天宫空间站建设的核心成员
References & Citations
- Wikipedia: Wang Yaping — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yaping
- China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) — http://www.cmse.gov.cn/
